Should Ralph Shearer Northam resign as governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia?

[Koharu]

Yes, he should resign.

People do change. However, with things like this, bring them out yourself. Let people know that you have changed. When you campaign, let people know that your are human. If he had revealed this during his campaign, perhaps he wouldn't have been elected. However, it would have given his record since then more time to show who he really is. Now people feel betrayed and it seems like he was keeping secrets. Considering the nature of the KKK, someone who wasn't upfront about this, even if it was "just" a joke, is hard to trust. Membership is secret, etc.

So, yes, he should resign. He wasn't upfront about something horrible in his past and it will be difficult for anyone to trust him now, especially as race is still a real and present issue and the KKK happily destroyed lives and families just because someone had more melanin in their skin. That's not something to joke about, and while we all make said mistakes, honesty is always the best policy.

[Koharu]

Why are you defending black face on an Internet forum?

It's not really a defense of blackface so much as it is a critique of those who are up in arms about it. My overall feelings towards blackface, like anything else, are context dependent

You're defending black face to a black person who has explained why it's racist and disgusting. Stop.

[Koharu]

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